What Happens at the Lake: A Grumpy Sunshine Novel

Vi Keeland

Jan 2024 · C. Scott Publishing

About this ebook

A new, grumpy-sunshine standalone novel from #1 New York Times Bestseller, Vi Keeland.

When life took an unexpected turn, I decided to get out of New York for a while. What better place to go than the idyllic small town my father spoke about so fondly when I was growing up? Laurel Lake held the title America’s Friendliest Town for seventeen years running, and friendly was just what I needed right now.

Unfortunately, friendly wasn’t the welcome I got when I arrived.

Instead, I got Fox Cassidy. My tall, dark, and burly neighbor, who grunted at me instead of saying hello.

Okay, so I might’ve had his mailbox in my hands the first time we met. And it might’ve been a little crushed after removing it from under my tire. And I might’ve needed his help breaking into the place I was staying in after the key broke off in the lock. But still…he didn’t have to be so grumpy.

As time went on though, I started to notice things about Fox other than his glares. Like how he watched me when he thought I wasn’t looking, or how fire ignited in his eyes whenever we bickered. Though I was in Laurel Lake to escape my problems, not create new ones. And getting involved with a man like Fox screamed trouble, even if he was gorgeous and unlike any man I’d ever met.

But alas, problem seemed to be my middle name this year. So why not have some fun while I was here for the summer? It seemed like a good plan. At least until it was time to go home…

Ratings and reviews

If I could have given this book more than five stars I would have !!!! I loved everything about this read, the characters felt like friends and their journey took over my life. If you love small town romance look no further than Josie and Fox’s story in What Happens At The Lake. Josie has come to Laurel Lake and she is staying at the house she inherited from her father. The plan is to renovate and sell not fall fir the grumpy neighbor….

What an absolutely wonderful story! Not sure my review will do this book justice! What happens at the lake is a heartwarming small town story and I absolutely devoured it. So entertaining, with snark, sass, steam and sadness too. I felt like it could be a movie, thats how it played out in my mind! With the quirky towns folk too! Fox and Josie! What amazing different characters! Her journey is entertaining as well as eye opening! So many feels and I loved every moment!

I loved Fox and Josie's story! Fox was such a lumberjack curmudgeon! He's so awesome! He's definitely someone I would love having in my corner as a friend. Even though he has a super gruff exterior, he was soft on the inside, had great manners and looked after all of his friends. Josie was such a darling! She's been through some bumps in the road but had such a positive outlook and disposition. It's no wonder all the residents of Laurel Lake fell in love with her.

About the author

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles are currently translated in twenty-six languages and have appeared on bestseller lists in the US, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Israel and Hungary. Three of her short stories have been turned into films by Passionflix, and two of her books are currently optioned for movies. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.